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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

American Thoracic Society · United States · Est. 1820

ISSN1535-4970

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

5.076

H-Index

506

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.861

Total Works

28,275

Total Citations

1,878,108

2yr Mean Citedness

0.84

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine publishes research related to respiratory health and critical care medicine. Topics include the association between air quality and respiratory health outcomes, as well as postoperative recurrence in chronic rhinosinusitis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1820

FrequencyMonthly, 2025-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,275

Publisher OrgAmerican Thoracic Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Thoracic Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-4970

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Critical Care MedicineRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryNeuroscience of respiration and sleepObstructive Sleep Apnea Research